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Application `iled February 12, 1918. Serial No, @163497.

To allawon t mayconcern.'

Be it known that ll, Fiona YAMasAnI, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at Whitefish, in the county of Flathead and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in-Rail-Anchors, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail anchors and has for its object the production of a simple and eflicient rail anchor, which is adapted to engage one of the rails of a track intermediate the joints thereof at a point opposite the rail joint of the opposite parallel rail, for the purpose of preventing ties from being shifted at an angle to each other, under the action of the Wave motions caused by a train passing over the rails.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple rail` anchor `which parts as will be hereinafter includes a minimum number of parts and Which may be very easily attached to a rail and anchored upon a pair of parallel ties for holding the ties extending under a rail joint in parallel relation.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel construetions, `combinations and arrangements of `fully described and claimed. r j ln the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of the railroad track, showing the rail anchorin position,

Fig. 2 is a section" taken on line 2-2 of Fig.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fg- 1: i

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line -t--t of Fig... 1, V

Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view ofthe anchor plate. t

When a train` is passing over the rails, the train causes Wave motionsupon the rail in the direction of travel of the train. rllhis Wave motion of therails Will cause the ends of the rails at their joints to shift longitudinallyv and in view of the fact that the abutting ends of the rails are connected by means of `a rail joint ljasshovvn in Fig. l, and also in"vi`ew`of thev fact that the rail joint l is attached to the ends of tvvo parallel ties, the ties which are engaged by means of the rail joint will also be gradually shifted out of parallel relation With the remaining ties.. ln order to avoid this inconvenience, there is provided, by means of the present invention an anchor plate 2 as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings, which is adapted to engage the opposite rail With respect to the rail joint above referred to and is placed at a point directly opposite the rail joint of the opposite rail. This anchor plate is then firmly secured to the opposite ends of the ties 3 Which support the rail joint l and in this manner firmly holds the ties 3 in parallel relation not only With themselves butalso With the remaining supporting ties of the track.

llt `oit course is obvious that the rails are laid in the usual manner, the joints 0f the parallel rails being arranged in staggered relation. j

j By referring particularly to the special construction of the anchor plate 2, it Will be seen that this anchor plate is formed from a blank sheet of metal, such for instance as a single sheet of steel. 'lhe anchor plate 2 comprises an elongated plate t which elongated plate 4C is provided With an overhanging folded flange 5, the flange 5 being bent dat upon the plate t, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawings. lhe plate a is provided with a centrally arranged laterally extending Web 8 which web` 8 is provided With a thickened portion 9 upon the bottom thereof, for the purpose of reinforcing the web 8. 'llhe Web 8 terminates at its outer end in an upwardly extending rail engaging ange l0 having an overhanging bead ll formed upon the upper edgethereof, and extending invvardly over the web 8.

rFhe plate a and overhanging Harige 5 are each provided with a plurality of spike receiving apertures or notches 12 which are arranged to` register with each other as shown clearly in Fig. 5, for the purpose of permitting spikes 1,3 to be driven there through, in order to anchor or secure the anchor plate Q in engagement with the ties 3.

A tie plate 14 is carried by each tie 3 and extends under the center of the rail l5 as shown in Fig. 1i and this tie `plate lli is provided With a suitable aperture 15 through which aperture l5 extends `the securing Spike 16v for the Plfposeof engaging' the "rail 15 and also holding the tie plate M in engagement with the ties 3. Each plate la is also provided with suitable apertures 17 which are adapted to receive suitable spikes 13, the spikes passing through the last mentioned apertures engaging one side edge of lar to the plate 14 is carried upon eachendv of each tie and that the apertures through which the spikes 18 pass and which areV formed in the plate ttingunder the plate 4 are adapted to register with the notches 12 formed in the flanges-5 thereof. Y

Byv considering Figa 1 of. the drawings, it will be seen that the-web` portion 8 is adapted to project between the parallel ties 3, the ends of the plate 4 resting upon the parallel ties Band being held in engagement with the rails 15, the flange 10` and overhanging bead 11 engaging one side'V edge of the baseof one of the` rails 15. The edge G of thezoverhanging plate 5 engages the edge, or oppositeedge of the rail 15 with respect to the iiange 10, the rail being held in engagement with4 the plate 4 and overhangingllange 5 by meansof the vspikesl. .Thesek overhanging flangesv 5 project. over the ends of the plates 14 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. l

From 'the' foregoing description, it will be seen that a very simple andv efficient lneanshas been produced for firmly anchoring the center of a rail uponsupport'ing ties at a point. directly opposite the rail joint of the parallel or opposite rail whereby the ties which supporty the rail joint will be held against angular shifting movement.

When it is-desiredlto attach the anchoring plate 2 to the rails, thetie plates 14 are moved or shiftedy slightly to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.1, after. the lspikes 16 are removed therefrom. The plate 4 and. flange l5 may be then. extended under thev'rail 15 inorder to cause the overhanging; bead 11 carried` by the flange 10 to interlock with one side edge of the base of the rail 15. As soon as the bead 11 engages the base of.y the rail.15, theweb 8 may be forced up against the-lower facey of the` rail thereby causing the edge 6 of the overhanging flange 5 to-irmly engage the opposite edge 0f the base of the rail 15. The-tieplate 14 maygbefthen moved to its original position, showniinfull lines, andthe spikes 13 and 16 lmay-ber driven intothe ties 3, for the purpose of firmly anchoring the plates 2 and 14 in.l engagement with the ties.

It should beiy of course understood that certain obvious detail mechanical changes may be 'made in the present device without f Copiesci this'patentmay be obtained for departing from the spirit of the invention, so long as these changes fall within the scope of the appended c aims.

l/Vhat is claimed is 1. An anchoring late comprising a body formed from a sing e sheet of material, said bodyrcomprisinga side plate, a flange secured to said side plate and overlapping the same and' having its edge flush with the inner edge of said plate, a web extending laterally from said plate and adapted'to extend across the bottom of a rail, said web provided with an upwardly extending liange, terminating in an overhanging rail engaging bead.

2. In combination with a rail, a plurality of tie plates extending under said rail, of an anchoring plate comprising an elongated rail engaging plate adapted to engage the edge of said rail, means for securing the ends of said plate inV engagement with a pair of supporting ties, said plateadapted to extend over a pair of supporting ties, and a rail engaging web secured to said plate and extending under the bottom of said rail.

3. In combination with a rail, a plurality 'of tie plates extending under said rail, of an anchoring plate comprising an elongated rail engaging plate adapted to engage'the edge of said rail, said tie plates provided with a plurality of spike receiving apertures, said rail engaging plate provlded with notches formed in one side thereof and adapted to register with some of said apertures formed in said tie plates for receiving a securing spike and holding said plates in engagement with a rail.

4. In combination with a raila plurality yof tie plates extending under. said rail, of an kanchoring plate comprising an elongated rail engaging portion adapted. to engage the side edges/0f said rail, said plate'provided with an intermediate web extending under said rail and provided with an upturned edge engaging the opposite edge of the base of the rail, and said elongated rail engaging plate overhanging said tie plates and constituting an eliicient means for facilitating the connection of said rail engaging plate to said tie plates. n

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IIOMA YAMASAKI. Witnesses:

S. MUKAI, M. MAsUDAi ve cents each, ny` addressing,the0ommissioner of Patents,

Washington,-1). C. 

